Almost 3rd Trimester!

Haven't updated in a while.... not a lot going on. I've been working like crazy and baby has been getting bigger! She's about a foot long now, and weighs about a pound and a quarter. She moves around all the time now, and you can see her kicks and punches from the outside. It seems like she's developed her own little schedule now, and unfortunately it goes completely against mine... she moves around when I'm trying to work, or when I'm trying to sleep. Although, in fairness to her, that's about all I do right now is work and sleep! When I push on my belly now I can move her around, and she'll push back.

I went to the doctor this week for my 24 week checkup, and she was so active that she wouldn't sit still long enough to get her heart rate. She sat still for about 2 seconds, and the doctor clocked her heartrate at about 145, and then she starting flipping around and it went up to 165. The doctor said she's doing really well, and obviously strong since she was so feisty. I also had my glucose tolerance test, which is a pre-screening for gestational diabetes. Yep, I failed it, so now I have to go back on May 5th for the 3-hour test....fantastic, just how I wanted to spend half a day. Once we get the results of that test, we'll know if I get to add gestational diabetes to my laundry list of medical problems. I'm a doctor's worst nightmare! But my doctors are great, and are taking very good care of both of us.

We picked out the paint colors for her room today, pink and green (obviously), and will be buying the paint today, and just have to find a spare weekend to actually DO the painting. Then after that's done, we have to put together the crib, dresser, and blanket chest. Finally, we'll be able to start putting away some of her stuff! Still need to get the changing table and glider, and then the room will be ready! Now we just need a baby to put into the room....only about 15 more weeks, sounds like such a long time (and it will probably feel like a lifetime by mid-August) but I guess it really isn't that far away. Two of our friends will be having babies at the end of this month, and we can't wait to meet them, and to find out if Claire's new cousin from Aunt Erin will be a boy or a girl.

That's about all for now, more updates to come, 3rd trimester starts on Tuesday, and then the doctor again next Monday, so maybe I'll finally have something to talk about!